Global Medical Network Leader - Oncology

About the role

Roche's Global Medical Affairs organization, part of the Affiliate Partnership Chapter, connects global strategy with local execution across disease areas. As Global Medical Network Leader (GMNL) in Oncology, you act as the strategic medical partner and primary voice for affiliates in a given disease area, leading end-to-end medical delivery and empowering local teams to accelerate pipeline development, prepare for product launches and optimize patient care.

Key responsibilities

• Serve as the strategic medical partner and advocate for affiliates, supporting end-to-end planning and delivery of medical strategies, scientific engagement and disease area lifecycle management.
• Coordinate insight collection, aggregate medical questions and turn feedback into strategic recommendations for global planning.
• Align affiliates on key priorities, set quantitative and qualitative impact indicators and secure the human and financial resources needed.
• Provide medical data and insights to support Regulatory, Drug Safety, Health Economics/Market Access, Patient Partnership and Public Policy strategies.
• Build and maintain an active affiliate network to surface clinical practice and access/reimbursement data gaps, and engage external healthcare stakeholders when appropriate.
• Partner with internal stakeholders to provide continuous scientific training and ensure readiness for pivotal data releases and launches.
• Promote innovative tools and technologies aligned with the iCX strategy to strengthen network connectivity.

Required profile

• Medical degree (MD) or degree in science, preferably with a postgraduate degree (PharmD, PhD or MSc).
• Over 5 years of pharma/biotech experience, including hands-on Medical Affairs in an in-field or office-based enabler role (medical scientific, strategic drug development, commercialization and compliance).
• Understanding of Roche's internal matrix, governance structures and operating models is required; global/regional experience or priority therapeutic area expertise is a plus.
• Fluent written and spoken English; additional languages and willingness to travel are a plus.

Required skills

• Drug development, lifecycle management, launch readiness, regulatory trends and clinical trials.
• Proven ability to develop and execute medical strategies, negotiate, influence and coach in a matrixed environment.
• Senior-level leadership with experience navigating competing objectives and influencing a complex stakeholder landscape.